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Wednesday, May 8, 2024

Students suspended or expelled 13 times in a single school year in Oglesby Elementary School District 125

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Oglesby Elementary School District 125 reported 13 suspensions or expulsions for the 2020-2021 school year, according to the latest student discipline report by the Illinois State Board of Education.

According to the report, the district expelled or suspended 13 students during the year. This equates to three percent of the 456 students enrolled.

Students were expelled for three incidents with alcohol and tobacco.

The district reported that most in-school suspensions were given for unspecified reasons, of which there were four. For two incidents, students were suspended for a day or less.

Boy students received 11 suspensions, while two girls were suspended.

There were 13 elementary or middle school students suspended in 2020-2021 school year.

The district reported that most out-of-school suspensions were given for unspecified reasons, of which there were six. There were three incidents of tobacco. For six incidents, students were suspended for one to two days.

Illinois ranks as the 5th state in terms of the overall number of schools and student enrollment among all states.

Illinois lawmakers enacted laws in 2015 to restrict schools from disciplining a disproportionate number of Black and minority students out of school and into the criminal justice system, often for minor misbehavior.

Oglesby Elementary School District 125 student discipline report
In-school SuspensionOut-of-school Suspension
Alcohol00
Violence with injury00
Violence without injury00
Drug offenses00
Firearm00
Other dangerous weapons00
Tobacco03
Other reason46
Total49
Length of suspensions
In-school SuspensionOut-of-school Suspension
One day or less20
1-2 days26
2-3 days02
3-4 days01
4-10 days00
More than 10 days00

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